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Tier 2 · legacy legend
Al Rex
Person · male · United States · New York City · born 1928 · died 2020
American guitarist (1928-2020)
Also known as 阿爾·雷克斯
Timeline
2 events◦ Birth 1† Death 1
1920s
2020s
Biography
English biography123 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1310477092
Biography
Albert Floyd Piccirilli (July 13, 1928 – May 24, 2020), also known by his stage name Al Rex, was an American bass player for Bill Haley & His Comets and its predecessor Bill Haley and the Saddlemen.
Background
He started playing for them in 1949 and became noted for "wild antics" on stage. He formed his own band, Al Rex and the Regaleers in 1960. He left the music industry soon after, although he continued to perform on occasion. He later had a wife and fathered eight children. On May 24, 2020, he died in his Norristown, Pennsylvania home from pneumonia.
Film appearances
He appeared as a member of the band in the 1950s films Rock Around the Clock (1956) and Don't Knock the Rock (1957).
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 7 | 44.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Al Rex head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 7 | 44.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Haley & His Comets(band) | 22 September 1955 | 18 June 1958 |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albert_Floyd_Piccirilli_Al_Rex_1958.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3a0c741e-d8a3-4d43-8b1b-2396f2cd4977discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3a0c741e-d8a3-4d43-8b1b-2396f2cd4977core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2636182genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2636182seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Rexbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Rex
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees — rank #177
75px | | Backing band for Bill Haley. Inducted: Joey Ambrose, Franny Beecher, Danny Cedrone, Johnny Grande, Ralph Jones, Marshall Lytle, Rudy Pompilli, Al Rex, Dick Richards, and Billy Williamson.
Tier rule: legacy lists: hof
Image: Govt. of Brazil · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q2636182 · MusicBrainz: 3a0c741e-d8a3-4d43-8b1b-2396f2cd4977
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